Chairman, Non-Executive and Independent Director
Mr Law has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board and a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He is also a director of IFS Capital Ltd, Great Eastern Holdings Ltd and Concord Insurance Company Limited.
Mr Law began his career with the Ministry of Finance in 1970 and moved on to the Monetary Authority of Singapore where he was appointed the Insurance Commissioner and Actuary in 1980. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Managing Director (Administration and Insurance) in 1988. Mr Law held the position of Managing Director and CEO of Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd from 1992 to 2003.
Previously a member of the Central Provident Fund Board and a Director of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation and Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Mr Law was also Chairman of the Singapore Insurance Institute, and President of the Singapore Actuarial Society, the Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association.
Mr Law received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore and Master of Science in Actuarial Science from the Northeastern University, Boston, USA. He qualified as a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, USA, in 1978 and attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard University in 1989. Mr Law was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) in 2001.
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Mr Chua has served as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He was formerly Executive Director for finance, risk management, IT and corporate services at Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness listed on the Singapore Exchange. He retired in December 2011 after serving nine years during which the group expanded its global business rapidly and had a successful public listing in 2006.
Mr Chua currently sits on the board of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited, Lu International (Singapore) Financial Asset Exchange Pte Ltd and Yihai Kerry Arawana Oils, Grains & Food Co., Ltd. Previously, he was a board member of Wilmar International Limited, Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited, Eltech Electronics Limited, Armada Holdings Limited which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., a Chinese commercial bank listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Mr Chua was formerly the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Keppel TatLee Bank, which was merged into OCBC Bank in 2002. He joined Tat Lee Bank as Executive Vice President in 1990 and was actively involved in its merger with Keppel Bank in 1998. He left the bank in 2002 and served for a few months as chief executive officer of a property fund, China Homes Limited.
Mr Chua started his working career with the Insurance Commissioner’s Department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 1981. He then moved to head its Personnel Department in 1983 and the Securities Industry Department from 1987 to 1990.
Mr Chua received a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) degree in Mathematics from Nanyang University, Singapore and a Master of Science (Actuarial Science) degree from the Northeastern University, Boston, USA under an Asia Foundation scholarship.
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Mr Liew has been appointed as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He was with Ernst & Young from 1979 to 2013. He was an accountant from November 1979 to June 1990 and was made a partner of the firm in July 1990. He was the Audit Partner in charge of some of the significant clients of Ernst & Young in the real estate, banking, media, hospitality and retail industries until his retirement from the firm in March 2013. He headed Ernst & Young Singapore’s Real Estate Industry Group and represented the firm in the E&Y Global Real Estate Group.
Mr Liew currently sits on the board of Halcyon Agri Corporation Ltd, F J Benjamin Holdings Ltd and The Hour Glass Limited. He was previously Chairman of Internal Audit Committee of Kuok (Singapore) Ltd.
He is a fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
Mr Panote has been appointed as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He is Group Chief Executive Officer of Frasers Property Limited. He serves on the boards of various listed companies in Singapore and Thailand, including Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited (formerly known as Ticon Industrial Connection Public Company Limited), Thai Beverage Public Company Limited and Univentures Public Company Limited, as well as private companies such as InterBev (Singapore) Limited, International Beverage Holdings (China) Limited, International Beverage Holdings Limited, International Beverage Holdings (UK) Limited, Golden Land Property Development Public Company Limited, Beer Thip Brewery (1991) Co., Ltd, Sura Bangyikhan Group of Companies, Blairmhor Limited and Blairmhor Distillers Limited.
Mr Panote is also a member of the Singapore Management University's Board of Trustees and the REDAS' (Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore) Management Committee.
Mr Panote obtained a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University (USA) in 2000, a Master of Science in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) in 2005, and a Certificate in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Massachusetts University (USA) in 1997.
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Dr Wong has served as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
Dr Wong has spent over 30 years in the banking sector and has extensive knowledge and experience in treasury and financial products. He was Deputy Chief Executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Group from 2008 to 2013, with overall responsibility for the financial market businesses which include Global Markets, Global Transaction Banking, Investment Management, Insurance, Asset Management and other capital market-related businesses. He was also a Director of BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited from 2008 to 2013. Prior to joining the Group, Dr Wong was Corporate Executive Vice President and Country Executive of ABN AMRO Bank (“ABN”) and was responsible for ABN’s operations in South East Asia. He joined ABN in 1995 and held various senior positions within ABN, including Regional Head of Financial Markets, Country Executive in Singapore, and Managing Director of the Hong Kong Branch.
Previously, Dr Wong served as a board member of the Energy Market Authority and the Civil Service College in Singapore. He was also a Customer Advisory Board Member of Thomson Reuters.
Dr Wong currently sits on the board of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd and HDR Global Trading Limited. He also serves as Chairman of Halftime Hong Kong Limited, a member of Finance Management Committee of the Hong Kong Management Association, and an independent, non-executive director of EC World Asset Management Pte Ltd.
Dr Wong graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and was awarded a Master of Science degree in Investment Management by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was also awarded the Financial Industry Certified Professional by the Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore.
Chief Executive Officer
Chin Fen is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Managers. She is responsible for the overall business, investment and operational strategies of FHT.
Prior to her current appointment, Chin Fen was Chief Investment Officer of Frasers Hospitality International Pte. Ltd. from July 2019 to April 2021. In this role, she assisted the CEO of the hospitality strategic business unit of Frasers Property Limited in developing and implementing the business and investment strategies of the hospitality business, in line with the broad directions of the Frasers Property Group.
Chin Fen joined the Frasers Property Group in 2011. She was previously CEO of the Managers when FHT was listed in July 2014 and relinquished this role in June 2019.
Before joining the Frasers Property Group, Ms Eu was Senior Vice President of the Asset-Backed Securitisation team at DBS Bank Ltd., responsible for the origination and listings of real estate investment trusts and business trusts in Singapore. She was involved in various IPOs and secondary fundraising projects, including the IPOs of Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Pacific Shipping Trust, Perennial China Retail Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust, the re-capitalisation of Frasers Commercial Trust via a rights issue and issuance of convertible perpetual preferred units, as well as the secondary fundraising for CapitaLand Mall Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust and CDL Hospitality Trusts, among others.
A Chartered Financial Analyst, Chin Fen holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Financial Analysis from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Chief Financial Officer
Eric is responsible for FHT's financial and capital management. He has over 20 years of experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, treasury management, audit, taxation and company secretarial matters.
Prior to joining FHT, Eric was Chief Financial Officer of OUE Hospitality REIT Management Pte. Ltd., the REIT Manager of OUE Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust from August 2014 to September 2018. Before that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Meritus Hotels & Resorts (Hospitality Division) of OUE Limited.
Eric has extensive experience in the field of financial management. He started his professional career with international accounting firms and later moved on to public listed companies in real estate, manufacturing and food businesses, Where he held key positions such as Senior Vice President, Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer.
Eric is a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Head of Investment
Soon Yean leads the investment team and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, recommending and executing acquisition and divestment transactions for FHT. He has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry and has been with Frasers Property for the last 15 years.
During the time he was with the group, he held various senior positions, including the Head of Investment for Frasers Commercial Asset Management Ltd, the manager for Frasers Commercial Trust prior to its merger with Frasers Logistics and Industrial Trust. He was also the Head of Business Development, Frasers Property Singapore, responsible for residential and commercial land tenders and strategy for the business unit. Before joining Frasers Property, he was with a Singapore-listed property company where he undertook investment, asset management and business development work in Singapore and Malaysia.
Soon Yean holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Estate Management from the National University of Singapore and an Executive Master of Science in Finance from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York. He is also a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors..
Vice President, Asset Management
Caris is responsible for the asset management of FHT’s portfolio. Her role includes optimising and executing asset management strategies to improve the income for the portfolio through working with the various hotels and service residence operators. She is also responsible for identifying and implementing asset enhancement initiatives that are yield accretive.
Prior to her current appointment, Caris was Senior Manager of Business Development at Frasers Hospitality Pte. Ltd., responsible for its business development and investments across the Asia-Pacific region. Previously at Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd., the manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust, she was the asset manager for a portfolio of logistics properties in Singapore and Malaysia. She started her career at City Developments Limited, focusing on property management of commercial assets.
Caris holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Building from the National University of Singapore.
Head of Investor Relations
Ru Yan heads the investor relations function of FHT and is responsible for effective engagement and communication with FHT’s investors and stakeholders across various communication platforms.
Prior to her current appointment, she assumed the position of Investor Relations Manager at ARA US Hospitality Trust and has over 12 years of work experience in the areas of banking, government and hospitality.
Ru Yan holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Nanyang Technological University and an International Certificate in Investor Relations from the Investor Relations Society of UK.
Chairman, Non-Executive and Independent Director
Mr Law has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board and a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He is also a director of IFS Capital Ltd, Great Eastern Holdings Ltd and Concord Insurance Company Limited.
Mr Law began his career with the Ministry of Finance in 1970 and moved on to the Monetary Authority of Singapore where he was appointed the Insurance Commissioner and Actuary in 1980. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Managing Director (Administration and Insurance) in 1988. Mr Law held the position of Managing Director and CEO of Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd from 1992 to 2003.
Previously a member of the Central Provident Fund Board and a Director of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation and Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Mr Law was also Chairman of the Singapore Insurance Institute, and President of the Singapore Actuarial Society, the Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association.
Mr Law received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore and Master of Science in Actuarial Science from the Northeastern University, Boston, USA. He qualified as a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, USA, in 1978 and attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard University in 1989. Mr Law was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) in 2001.
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Mr Chua has served as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He was formerly Executive Director for finance, risk management, IT and corporate services at Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness listed on the Singapore Exchange. He retired in December 2011 after serving nine years during which the group expanded its global business rapidly and had a successful public listing in 2006.
Mr Chua currently sits on the board of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited, Lu International (Singapore) Financial Asset Exchange Pte Ltd and Yihai Kerry Arawana Oils, Grains & Food Co., Ltd. Previously, he was a board member of Wilmar International Limited, Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited, Eltech Electronics Limited, Armada Holdings Limited which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., a Chinese commercial bank listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Mr Chua was formerly the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Keppel TatLee Bank, which was merged into OCBC Bank in 2002. He joined Tat Lee Bank as Executive Vice President in 1990 and was actively involved in its merger with Keppel Bank in 1998. He left the bank in 2002 and served for a few months as chief executive officer of a property fund, China Homes Limited.
Mr Chua started his working career with the Insurance Commissioner’s Department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 1981. He then moved to head its Personnel Department in 1983 and the Securities Industry Department from 1987 to 1990.
Mr Chua received a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) degree in Mathematics from Nanyang University, Singapore and a Master of Science (Actuarial Science) degree from the Northeastern University, Boston, USA under an Asia Foundation scholarship.
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Mr Liew has been appointed as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He was with Ernst & Young from 1979 to 2013. He was an accountant from November 1979 to June 1990 and was made a partner of the firm in July 1990. He was the Audit Partner in charge of some of the significant clients of Ernst & Young in the real estate, banking, media, hospitality and retail industries until his retirement from the firm in March 2013. He headed Ernst & Young Singapore’s Real Estate Industry Group and represented the firm in the E&Y Global Real Estate Group.
Mr Liew currently sits on the board of Halcyon Agri Corporation Ltd, F J Benjamin Holdings Ltd and The Hour Glass Limited. He was previously Chairman of Internal Audit Committee of Kuok (Singapore) Ltd.
He is a fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Dr Wong has served as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
Dr Wong has spent over 30 years in the banking sector and has extensive knowledge and experience in treasury and financial products. He was Deputy Chief Executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Group from 2008 to 2013, with overall responsibility for the financial market businesses which include Global Markets, Global Transaction Banking, Investment Management, Insurance, Asset Management and other capital market-related businesses. He was also a Director of BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited from 2008 to 2013. Prior to joining the Group, Dr Wong was Corporate Executive Vice President and Country Executive of ABN AMRO Bank (“ABN”) and was responsible for ABN’s operations in South East Asia. He joined ABN in 1995 and held various senior positions within ABN, including Regional Head of Financial Markets, Country Executive in Singapore, and Managing Director of the Hong Kong Branch.
Previously, Dr Wong served as a board member of the Energy Market Authority and the Civil Service College in Singapore. He was also a Customer Advisory Board Member of Thomson Reuters.
Dr Wong currently sits on the board of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd and HDR Global Trading Limited. He also serves as Chairman of Halftime Hong Kong Limited, a member of Finance Management Committee of the Hong Kong Management Association, and an independent, non-executive director of EC World Asset Management Pte Ltd.
Dr Wong graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and was awarded a Master of Science degree in Investment Management by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was also awarded the Financial Industry Certified Professional by the Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore.
Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
Mr Panote has been appointed as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the Managers since 10 June 2014.
He is Group Chief Executive Officer of Frasers Property Limited. He serves on the boards of various listed companies in Singapore and Thailand, including Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited (formerly known as Ticon Industrial Connection Public Company Limited), Thai Beverage Public Company Limited and Univentures Public Company Limited, as well as private companies such as InterBev (Singapore) Limited, International Beverage Holdings (China) Limited, International Beverage Holdings Limited, International Beverage Holdings (UK) Limited, Golden Land Property Development Public Company Limited, Beer Thip Brewery (1991) Co., Ltd, Sura Bangyikhan Group of Companies, Blairmhor Limited and Blairmhor Distillers Limited.
Mr Panote is also a member of the Singapore Management University's Board of Trustees and the REDAS' (Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore) Management Committee.
Mr Panote obtained a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University (USA) in 2000, a Master of Science in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) in 2005, and a Certificate in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Massachusetts University (USA) in 1997.
Chief Executive Officer
Chin Fen is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Managers. She is responsible for the overall business, investment and operational strategies of FHT.
Prior to her current appointment, Chin Fen was Chief Investment Officer of Frasers Hospitality International Pte. Ltd. from July 2019 to April 2021. In this role, she assisted the CEO of the hospitality strategic business unit of Frasers Property Limited in developing and implementing the business and investment strategies of the hospitality business, in line with the broad directions of the Frasers Property Group.
Chin Fen joined the Frasers Property Group in 2011. She was previously CEO of the Managers when FHT was listed in July 2014 and relinquished this role in June 2019.
Before joining the Frasers Property Group, Ms Eu was Senior Vice President of the Asset-Backed Securitisation team at DBS Bank Ltd., responsible for the origination and listings of real estate investment trusts and business trusts in Singapore. She was involved in various IPOs and secondary fundraising projects, including the IPOs of Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Pacific Shipping Trust, Perennial China Retail Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust, the re-capitalisation of Frasers Commercial Trust via a rights issue and issuance of convertible perpetual preferred units, as well as the secondary fundraising for CapitaLand Mall Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust and CDL Hospitality Trusts, among others.
A Chartered Financial Analyst, Chin Fen holds a Bachelor of Business degree in Financial Analysis from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Chief Financial Officer
Eric is responsible for FHT's financial and capital management. He has over 20 years of experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, treasury management, audit, taxation and company secretarial matters.
Prior to joining FHT, Eric was Chief Financial Officer of OUE Hospitality REIT Management Pte. Ltd., the REIT Manager of OUE Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust from August 2014 to September 2018. Before that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Meritus Hotels & Resorts (Hospitality Division) of OUE Limited.
Eric has extensive experience in the field of financial management. He started his professional career with international accounting firms and later moved on to public listed companies in real estate, manufacturing and food businesses, Where he held key positions such as Senior Vice President, Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer.
Eric is a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.